Chris Rolfe 5 (unassisted) 56
DAL -- Carlos Ruiz 7 (Clarence Goodson 1) 93+
Misconduct Summary:
CHI -- Gonzalo Segares (caution) 31
DAL -- Clarence Goodson (caution) 53
DAL -- Adrian Serioux (caution) 67
DAL -- Juan Toja (caution) 69
FC DALLAS: Dario Sala, Chris Gbandi, Clarence Goodson, Adrian Serioux, Drew Moor (Dominic Oduro 81), Pablo Ricchetti (Aaron Pitchkolan 46), Juan Toja, Arturo Alvarez, Denilson, Abe Thompson (Ricardinho 64), Carlos Ruiz
Subs Not Used: Ray Burse (GK), Bobby Rhine, Dax McCarty, David Wagenfuhr.
CHICAGO FIRE: Matt Pickens, C.J. Brown, Gonzalo Segares, Dasan Robinson, Logan Pause, Chris Armas, Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Bakary Soumare 83), Chris Rolfe (Calen Carr 75), Bruno Menezes, Chad Barrett (Diego Gutierrez 66), Paulo Wanchope.
Subs Not Used: Jon Busch (GK), Floyd Franks, John Thorrington, Daniel Woolard.
NOTES:
• FC Dallas' is 12-9-4, 40 points and remains in third place in the Western Conference, five points behind Houston and four points behind Chivas USA. FCD is now 7-3-2 at home this season.
• Carlos Ruiz scored for the second consecutive game, giving him five goals in his last seven MLS games, and nine goals over his last 12 starts in all competitions (including two Open Cup and two SuperLiga goals in five combined games).
• FCD has now earned points with stoppage time goals in four regular season games this year: April 7, Ruiz (94th) to tie RSL 2-2; on June 14, Dominic Oduro (93rd) to defeat RSL 1-0; August 11, Clarence Goodson (92) to defeat Columbus 3-2; and tonight.
• Dallas is now 7-2-1 over the last ten meeting with the Fire. FCD is also undefeated versus Chicago when playing at home over the past ten games, going 9-0-1 versus the Fire. The last time Chicago won in Dallas was July 4, 1999.
• With the draw, FC Dallas will retain the Brimstone Cup, a trophy created by the fans of both teams given to the team that wins the season series. While Chicago won the first Cup in 2001, Dallas won it in 2002 and has kept it ever since.
• Tonight was the third time in the last four meetings with the Fire that FCD came back from behind to earn a point. In 2005, FCD trailed the Fire 2-1 in both matches and came back to win each one 3-2.
• Tonight's game was the team's fourth of the year on ESPN2 - Dallas is now 3-1-1 on MLS Primetime Thursday's this year, matching the team's 2006 record on the Disney networks. FCD has one game remaining on ESPN2, on Oct. 11 at home versus Chivas USA.
• Pablo Ricchetti was removed at halftime today with a strained right hamstring.
• Clarence Goodson picked up his fifth yellow card tonight, causing him to serve a one-game suspension this weekend. Juan Toja also picked up a yellow card, putting him within one of a one game suspension.
• Dallas will travel to California to face the LA Galaxy on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 7 pm CT live on FSN-SW and HDNet.
• Game time temperature was listed as 89 degrees.
• Tonight's attendance was 15,059.
• FC Dallas Head Coach Steve Morrow: "I'm pleased to come out with a point. I was starting to think that it wasn't going to go our way. You know, we're not having a lot go our way at the moment, going through a bit of a rocky patch. I'm glad we were able to get a point out of the game tonight. Maybe we'll turn the corner now and start to finish the season a bit stronger. I thought we more than deserved a point, we had enough chances to score, and deserved to get something out of the game tonight."
• For the full recap and additional stories on tonight's game, please visit www.fcdallas.com and the team's official blog, www.worldcupway.blogspot.com.
